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Their motive has been to dispel the long-held view, especially in the West, that these often small, transcendent works were made by unlauded artisans toiling away in monasteries and imperial workshops.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2011

One online Australian newspaper asked, "Has there ever been a more unloved, more unlauded, more unpopular Australian Olympic champion than Dale Begg-Smith?"

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2010